🎵 Midnight // by Ice-T

32 ContributorsMidnight Lyrics A prequel to his early hit “6 ‘N the Mornin’.” This song’s lyrics end where that one’s pick up. [Verse 1] Midnight, chillin' at AM PM Coolin', drinkin' apple juice in Evil's BM The sound's up loud to attract attention Armor All-ed tires on a lowered suspension Nardi to steer with, Alpine deck was glowin' Bumpin' Big Daddy and the nigga was definitely flowin' I was ridin' shotgun, Donald and Hen in back Look through the tint, recognized a jack Two brothers strolled up, talkin' 'bout "Get out" Donald D blazed, shot one fool thru his fuckin' mouth Why would they step when they know we're strapped? I never cruise L.A. without a gat in my lap The other fool shot, caught the E in the shoulder blade I busted through the car door, that's where the nigga laid Hen jumped out, dropped two nines in his forehead Evil was bleedin' bad, the car seats were turnin' red Looked to my left, there were two more carloads Niggas in hats and hoods in an attack mode And they hadn't yet begun to fight E hit the gas, it was one past midnight! [Interlude 1] "Listen to my 9 millimeter go bang!" "Take you on a walk through hell" "South Central" Yo, E, drive, drive, drive, man, drive, fuck it Let's get the fuck outta here, man! [Verse 2] We boned down Vernon, made a right on Normandie Left on Florence, gettin' through the E.T.G.'s Spun out on Vermont, made a left on Colden Right on Hoover, "E, where we goin'?" He didn't even answer that Checked the rear view, they were still out back Where were these brothers from? What made these brothers come? Bang! Our back window was removed by a shotgun Now Hen G was shot, Don caught a ricochet These motherfuckers was ill, they didn't come to play Bust a right turn, parked, and then we got left Hid in the the bushes, shot the gas tank to fake death But would this really keep them psyched? Three of us bleedin', it was ten past midnight! [Interlude 2] "Listen to my 9 millimeter go bang!" "Midnight, time for a homicide" "South Central" Come on, man, y'all bleeding bad, man You gotta keep up, man, we can't stop here! [Verse 3] I really didn't like how this shit was goin' down Wrong night, wrong time, wrong fuckin' part of town Ya see, we was deep in the Hoovers' hood Three niggas bleedin', that shit don't look good! See over there, red don't go; some places, red's all they know But not our luck, tonight we was real fucked Broke down an alley and we instantly had to duck Fuckin' police on a gang sweep No time to deal with one time, so we had to creep Broke through a backyard, ran through a vacant lot E, Hen, and Don kept up to be some niggas shot Shit was gettin' crazy, so I had to get busy Hen was bleedin' worse and Evil was gettin' dizzy Looked in a parking lot, I needed a snatch bar Had to hot wire, so I moved on an old car It was a bucket, but fuck it, it had to do Started it up and scooped my whole crew Two blocks later, we saw fuckin' blue lights The pigs were behind us, it was half past midnight! [Interlude 3] "Listen to my 9 millimeter go bang!" "Take you on a walk through hell" "South Central" Y'all just lay down on the floor of this car Fuck the police, man, I'ma handle this [Verse 4] When they pulled us over, shit got worse I waited 'til they got out, and then I hit 'reverse' Fucked 'em up, I seen one cop fall Threw it in gear, "Yo, I'm outty, y'all" Don't know how, but somehow we got away Lost the jackers, the cops, dumped the G.T.A.  Made it back to the hood, fixed the crew up And even though Evil's car blew up We made it home, and then I crashed out Thinkin' 'bout my all-night death bout Then somethin' woke me up from my dark sleep The sound of fuckin' police when they're tryin' to creep Broke through my door with no goddamn warning Looked at my watch, it was six in the mornin'